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figure eight

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figure eight
n.
A form or representation, such as a knot or an ice-skating maneuver, that has the shape of the numeral 8.
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Noun1.figure eightfigure eight - a knot having the shape of the numeral 8; tied in a rope that has been passed through a hole or pulley and that prevents the rope from coming loose
figure of eight
knot - any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object
2.figure eight - a skating figure that carves an 8 in the ice
figure - a predetermined set of movements in dancing or skating; "she made the best score on compulsory figures"


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For an instant they recoiled before my terrific onslaught, and in that instant the green warrior rose to the occasion and, springing to my side, laid to the right and left of him as I had never seen but one other warrior do, with great circling strokes that formed a figure eight about him and that never stopped until none stood living to oppose him, his keen blade passing through flesh and bone and metal as though each had been alike thin air.
The Gods of Mars by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
Hudson has made some change in that figure eight times, or once in every quarter of an hour.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context
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